Folding ironing board



H. R. MEYER. FOLD ING IRONING BOARD. APPLICATION HLED MAR. 29, 1921.

1 L215 ,@3@. Patented; Aug. 8, 1922,

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Application filed March 29, 1921.

To all whom cit 'Ififbl/ concern.

Be it known that l, Hnnnr RJMEYER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cedar Rapids, in the county of Linn and State of lowa. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding lroning Boards; and I do hereby dec. are the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable .ed in the art to which it up petains to make and use the same. The object of this invention isto produce a folding ironing-board having legs and lock ing mechanism therefor adapted to hold the board in a rigid and stable working position. Provision is also made for simple, quick and easy attachment of the padding to the board.

The invention is fully disclosed in the description and claims following, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a side elevation of an ironingboard embodying my improvements, as in use. Fin. 2 is a bottom view of the same folded. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view, central to the middle leg, showing parts of the stretcher and lock. Fig. 4 is a section of the board, outer legs and their guide-bars, in the line d-el of Fig. 2, loole ing toward the left. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary section of the board, showing the pad fastening therefor.

The board 5 is in the main similar to those in common use, except as to the man nor of fastening the pad thereto. This a dovetailed cleat 6 secured on the under side near the edge of the board, and to this the covering cloth 7 for the pad is attached at intervals by suitable clips 8, as illustrated in Fig. 5.

This makes it possible for a person to clothe the board easily, and while standing up, and in the briefest possible time.

The heart. is supported on three legs. The middle leg 9 is hinged in a stirrup 10 secured to the irider side of the board near one end. W hen in supporting position the upper, extended end of the leg abuts against the under side of the board, and forms a rigid stop therefor. lhe pair of outer legs 11 is hinged between the lugs 12 of a crosshead 13, which is mounted to slideendwise on a pair of guides i l, separated somewhat from the board, except at their ends, so as to give ample room for the crosshead, even Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Ari S, 1922.

eel-m1 no. 456,561.

if the board should warp more or less. As shown, one end of each guide is secured to a cleat l5, and the other offset end is screwed to the board. Near, the middle of this pair of legs is a cross-bar l6. rounded at the middle to receive a stirrup 1'? connecting it revolubly with the middle leg. The upper ends of these logs abut against the under side of the board in the same manner as does the middle leg, and it is evident that inward strain applied to the single leg and the pair will lock them rigidly in supporting position. Diagonal braces 18 give lateral stability to the pair of outer legs.

To the outer legs near their lower ends are attached the ends of a wire loop 19. The loop of this tie-wire passes over the middle leg near its lower end, normally, or when in working position, and is held in place by a guide 20 long enough to allow for the necessary movement of the loop on the leg as the legs are folded against the under side of the board. In a slot in the middle leg is pivoted a latch-bar 21, hooked at 22 to engage the loop. To its depending end is attached a looped link 23, the legs of which connect with a lever 2d hinged to a stirrup 25 secured to the under side of the leg. Referring to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the locking movement of this lever carries the attached ends of the link past the hinge center locking the parts securely in position. To hold the loop of the tie'wi.re in position for engagement with the latch-bar, and at the same time give room for themovement of the hook, the under side of the guide 20 is preferably hollowed, as shown in Fig. 3.

It is evident the pair of legs may be hinged to fixed supports under the board, and the legs slide with respect to each other. The leg supports for the narrow end of the board should, however, be well toward the middle of the board, when in working position, for convenience in ironing shirts and other garments, and if fixed there the folded legs would project considerably beyond the other end of the board, whereas it is desirable to have the structure, when folded, as compact as possible.

The manipulation of the board in opening and closing is very easy and simple. The operator stands it on its wider end and unfolds it by simply drawing out the opposite end of the middle leg. The lock-lever is then shifted from the position shown in Fig. 2 to that shown in Fig. l, and the structure is then as stable and firm as' be done while in that position, and with access to all parts of the board, except the end resting on the floor. This is easily at tached finally, with the board in Working position. v I

Having thus claim:

1. An ironing-board having a middle leg hinged'to it near its broader end, a pair of outer legs hinged to it near the middle, a crosshead composed of a pair of bars with separated right-angled ends to retain the upper ends of the pair of legs hingedly, and interposed guides to hold the crosshead in position, and permit it to slide endwise of the hoard.

2. An ironing-hoard having a middle leg described my invention, i.

hinged to its under side near one end, a

pair of legs hinged to said middle leg near the middle, and having a hinged and slid able connection with the under side of the hoard-"at the other end, the ends of all the legs being extended to form locking abutments against the board, a tie connecting the single leg with the pair near their lower ends, and means for straining and fastening said tie to lock the legs in rigid supporting position. v

' 3. An ironing-hoard having legs hingedly connected with its under side and with each other, and having ends abutting on the bottom of the board when in erected position, 

